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Which language should I learn?
- Thread starter HGS
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Mark Wilson
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I guess it depends on which type you want to master first. Spanish, French and Italian are similar and has similarities to English and that may aid you in learning them faster if you do them one after another. Russian, Polish etc. would be cool. Learning Mandarin would be really hard...
I'm not very experienced with Livemocha, but it's gonna take far more than an online community to truly learn any of these languages.
I know both Arabic and Spanish, and I would recommend both, but only if you're really committed to it.
I know both Arabic and Spanish, and I would recommend both, but only if you're really committed to it.
I voted German. Despite there being a lot of Latin in the technical fields which suggests a lot of similarity between Spanish and English, however English is not a Romance language; English is a very Germanic language. I'm no expert but it appears to me that there are more similarities between English and German than any other language. If you want to learn a different language I'd say that German would probably be a good beginner language, no conjugating the verb confusion.
That said I want to learn Japanese but that is because I intend to visit the Land of the Rising Sun sometime before I die.
That said I want to learn Japanese but that is because I intend to visit the Land of the Rising Sun sometime before I die.
Japanese is not too hard.
In terms of usefulness over the next 10 or so years, Chinese (Mandarin) would probably be the most useful.
Be prepared to work your ass off though. I have Mandarin speaking parents and i still struggle with Mandarin.
In terms of usefulness over the next 10 or so years, Chinese (Mandarin) would probably be the most useful.
Be prepared to work your ass off though. I have Mandarin speaking parents and i still struggle with Mandarin.
I have no experience with Livemocha, but, frankly, if you're doing it just to learn something new, I'd do go out the options and suggest Hindi or Icelandic (ready to help you with the former 
) I suggest these purely for the novelty factor.
If you're going to apply your learning to a real world scenario, I think French, German or Japanese could be useful.
On a personal level I'm currently learning Russian and I love it!
) I suggest these purely for the novelty factor.If you're going to apply your learning to a real world scenario, I think French, German or Japanese could be useful.
On a personal level I'm currently learning Russian and I love it!
Learn a language you will need. If you want to read German literature in the original language, that's a good enough excuse. I live in Russia, so I head to learn Russian. Lived in France so I learned French. Etc.
If you want to learn a language just for fun, do some research, listen to some and pick the one you like most for whatever reasons.
For fun, I'd learn a click language.
Only problem with those languages: how do you shout?
If you want to learn a language just for fun, do some research, listen to some and pick the one you like most for whatever reasons.
For fun, I'd learn a click language.
Only problem with those languages: how do you shout?
Korean! (or whatever language they speak there)
Korea (South) is a beatiful country. I'd love to travel there someday.
Korea (South) is a beatiful country. I'd love to travel there someday.
I'm picking up some Latin in my spare time. Did French in high school, but can't remember much of it. Got some of the basics of Italian from working with Italians for a summer .
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